Luxury store apologizes to Oprah

AudioSavior

I had to post this because this is the stupidest thing I have ever seen in the news and that even includes those dumb news things you read about.


CNN.COM

Wednesday, June 22, 2005; Posted: 4:12 p.m. EDT (20:12 GMT)

(CNN) -- Luxury store Hermes on Wednesday apologized to Oprah Winfrey for turning her away last week, saying that the store was closed to set up for a public relations event when the talk show host stopped by its Paris store.

"Hermes regrets not having been able to accommodate Ms. Winfrey and her team and to provide her with the service and care that Hermes strives to provide to each and every one of its customers worldwide," the store said in a statement.

"Hermes apologizes for any offense taken due to such circumstances."

The store said the incident occurred on June 14 around 6:45 p.m., about 15 minutes after the store closed. It said Winfrey and her team arrived at a time when "a private PR event was being set up inside."

Winfrey had no immediate comment.

The New York Daily News cited sources close to Winfrey as saying that the talk show host was first rebuffed by a clerk and then a store manager. The Daily News said Winfrey had gone to the store to buy a watch for singer Tina Turner, her dinner partner that night.

Daily News competitor the New York Post, in its Monday Page Six gossip column, reported she was turned away because the store had been "having a problem with North Africans lately."

In comments to CNN, a spokeswoman categorically denied that allegation.

"There was never any discussion of North Africans," the spokeswoman said. "The

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The fucking store was closed! Who gives a fuck if she was rebuffed, whatever the fuck that means. I just don't get how this made the news. She went to a store and it was closed.....STOP THE PRESSES! What are they sorry for?? Holy hell...

Bouchie

It's Oprah....she demands service whenever she feels like being serviced.

Chewy

I think Oprah should of apologized to the store for being sooo ugly and scarying away business Yeesh

Joe Cool

Administrator

It sounds like the store was making a big deal out of the incident to get some free publicity.

I doubt Oprah will say anything about it.

Bouchie

So it went something like this:

Oprah: Hello good sir. I wish to purchase some products in your fine establishment.
Store: I'm afraid we're closed, you'll have to return tomorrow.
Oprah: It's cause I'm black, isn't it?